According to a recent survey by the International Rescue Committee and SocialSphere, Inc. very few Americans are aware of the near famine affecting 20 million people in Africa and the Middle East. But once they are informed, it immediately rises to a top global concern. In this video IRC president David Miliband visits refugee settlements in South Sudan and Uganda to hear the stories of people impacted by this crisis.

The International Rescue Committee has partnered with Richard Curtis—renowned filmmaker and advocate for the sustainable development goals set by the United Nations—to produce a short film that explains how world leaders can turn the tables on extreme poverty, injustice and climate change. Learn more on why we must act now to achieve critical sustainable development goals by 2030. 

Each year, the International Rescue Committee in Charlottesville resettles some 200 refugees, helping them to achieve economic self-­sufficiency, a sense of security and social integration. Through the New Roots program, refugees are able to share their heritage and build healthy lives in Charlottesville. This short film tells the stories of a few notable growers who are doing just that.

A Syrian refugee father and son explain what the IRC's services have meant to them.

Actor and director George Clooney and his wife, human-rights lawyer Amal Clooney, speak with Syrian refugee families living in Germany. The meeting was organized by the International Rescue Committee, which has been delivering critical aid since 2012 to millions of people inside Syria and across the region who have been affected by five years of violence.

1 in 7 girls in the developing world will be married before the age of 15. In the province of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, hundreds of girls are abducted by armed groups and forced to become child brides every year. Here are the stories of four girls who were able to escape their captors. Read more about their story and how the International Rescue Committee helps. 

The combination of climate change, insurgency, and conflict over resources in Nigeria has led to extreme hunger and left more than one million children in the country’s northeast severely malnourished. Madiha Raza reports from inside an International Rescue Committee (IRC) stabilization center in Maiduguri, explaining how the IRC is helping children with severe malnutrition stabilize, recover and stay healthy.

Watch the heartwarming moment sisters Kimbembi and Seva from the DRC are reunited in the U.S.For refugees like the Welo family, the journey doesn't end when they arrive. With support from Uber, the IRC is helping resettled families navigate their new lives. The International Rescue Committee helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future.

Actress and acitivist Piper Perabo recently visited the Greek island of Lesbos where the International Rescue Committee is providing critical aid for up to 4,000 refugees fleeing from war-torn countries like Syria and Afghanistan. Many have been on the road for 20-30 days, hoping for safety and to live in peace. Read Piper's reflections from Greece. 

Humans can survive 3 minutes without air, 3 days without water, and 3 weeks without food. But how long can we survive without a safe place to call home? Join Rashida Jones as she visits Syrian refugees in limbo in Lebanon in the International Rescue Committee's virtual reality experience (scroll down to see the VR embedded in the linked article).